Category: kitchencrafts
For Cheap Salad Dressing , Make Your Own
| February 23, 2013 | Posted by thecheapskatemom under diy, ecofriendlykitchen, food, home, household, kitchen, kitchencrafts |
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom I'm thrilled to be able to share with you today the concept of making your own salad dressings. Many of you probably already do this, but for me, it's something of a revolution. I'm used to paying a few bucks for cheap salad dressings that are full of corn syrup. I love salad so I go through a bunch of salad dressing… more
Cheapest, Easiest & Best Bread in the Whole Wide World
| November 12, 2012 | Posted by thecheapskatemom under diy, ecofriendlykitchen, fall, food, household, kitchen, kitchencrafts |
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom CHEAP EASY BREAD RECIPE….(without a bread machine) Now that the cold weather is starting to set in, we've been eating a lot of hearty crockpot stews and soups. That means we've been wanting bread to enjoy with it – and the cheapest breads can really add up (plus they've got some not so awesome ingredients in them). Making bread, though – often seems… more
Cheap Bubbles Fun : Coffee Cup & Dawn Recipe
| August 19, 2012 | Posted by thecheapskatemom under celebrate, celebrationcrafts, fun, kidsandpets, kidscrafts, kitchencrafts, repurpose, reusable, sensory, summer |
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom DIY and Super Cheap Bubbles Recipe + upcycled coffee cup bubbles holder and straw wand Hi folks! Today I am trying out a new idea my friend Scott had : bubbles in a coffee cup ! I made a bubble wand out of two straws – secured it with tape – and pushed it through the lid like normal. I made my own… more
Coffee Scrub Recipe
| August 10, 2012 | Posted by thecheapskatemom under beautydiy, beautytips, christmas gift, crafts, diy, gifts, home, household, kitchencrafts, repurpose |
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom Got a Starbucks cup? Got Coffee? Got Salt? Got oil (almond, jojoba, baby, whatever)? You've got a luxurious coffee salt scrub you can make! Inspired by my coffee lotion and Starbucks lotion dispenser project, today I made a coffee salt scrub and packaged it in a Starbucks cup. It was ridiculously easy and apparently coffee is good for waking up cellulite and… more
Cheap Cookbook Stand
| August 8, 2012 | Posted by thecheapskatemom under food, home, household, kitchen, kitchencrafts |
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom Cheap Homemade Cookbook Stand from a Clothing Hanger Since I've just gotten back into cooking after a lot of frozen meal eating during my son's early months, I've found myself wanting to have a place to put cookbooks. Cookbook stands are kind of expensive – at least $15.00 for a flimsy one (I know because I paid 15.00 for a stand that fell… more
Cheap Body Wash : Make Your Own
| August 7, 2012 | Posted by thecheapskatemom under beautybargains, beautydiy, beautytips, kitchen, kitchencrafts, reusable |
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom If you prefer body wash to bars of soap…. but like me you're on a bar soap budget, you're in luck today if you have water, a bar of soap,an old bottle, a cheese style grater you don't use anymore (or one from the dollar store), and a pan. I made Irish Spring body wash for husband and it came out great –… more
Cheap Gel Ice Packs : Make Your Own
| July 31, 2012 | Posted by thecheapskatemom under diy, kidsandpets, kitchen, kitchencrafts, summer |
by Hannah Walton aka The Cheapskate Mom Homemade & Reusable Gel Ice Packs Are Cheap & Easy The average ice pack costs about $2.50 – and they go missing pretty fast, don't they? You can buy reusable ice packs too… but they can get pricey! I was delighted to hear that I could make my own snazzy and homemade cooler gel packs for pennies on the dollar – using just… more
